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Tapirus terrestris terrestris

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Taxonomy

Tapirus terrestris terrestris was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Subtaxa

Tapirus americanus fossilis

Sister taxa

T. americanus fossilis

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

T. olivaresi, T. telleri

Synonyms

Hydrochaerus tapir was named by Erxleben (1777). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapir suillus was named by Blumenbach (1799). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapir americanus was named by Gmelin (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tapirus americanus by Leidy (1860) and Giebel (1883); it was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapirus rufus was named by Fischer (1814). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapir maypuri was named by Roulin (1829). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapirus laurillardi was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapir anta was named by Zimmermann (1780). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapirus sabatyra was named by Liais (1872). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapirus tapirus was named by Merriam (1895). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapirus terrestris terrestris by Padilla and Dowler (1994).
Tapirus americanus fossilis was named by Leidy (1848).

It was considered a nomen oblitum by Ray and Sanders (1984).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1758	Tapirus terrestris terrestris Linnaeus p. 74
1777	Hydrochaerus tapir Erxleben p. 191
1780	Tapir anta Zimmermann p. 154
1788	Tapir americanus Gmelin p. 216
1799	Tapir suillus Blumenbach p. 129
1814	Tapirus rufus Fischer p. 292
1829	Tapir maypuri Roulin p. 45
1848	Tapirus americanus fossilis Leidy p. 180
1860	Tapirus americanus Leidy p. 106
1860	Tapirus americanus fossilis Leidy p. 106
1867	Tapirus laurillardi Gray p. 881
1872	Tapirus sabatyra Liais p. 397
1883	Tapirus americanus Giebel p. 510
1895	Tapirus tapirus Merriam p. 376
1994	Tapirus terrestris terrestris Padilla and Dowler p. 1

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes

Rank	Name	Author
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Panperissodactyla
superorder	Perissodactylamorpha
order	Perissodactyla	()
—	Tapiromorpha	(Haeckel 1873)
—	Ceratomorpha	(Wood 1937)
superfamily	Tapiroidea	Gill 1872
family	Tapiridae	()
genus	Tapirus
species	terrestris	()
subspecies	terrestris	Linnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tapirus terrestris terrestris Linnaeus 1758

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Invalid names: Hydrochaerus tapir Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Tapir americanus Gmelin 1788 [synonym], Tapir anta Zimmermann 1780 [synonym], Tapir maypuri Roulin 1829 [synonym], Tapir suillus Blumenbach 1799 [synonym], Tapirus americanus fossilis Leidy 1848 [nomen oblitum], Tapirus laurillardi Gray 1867 [synonym], Tapirus rufus Fischer 1814 [synonym], Tapirus sabatyra Liais 1872 [synonym], Tapirus tapirus Merriam 1895 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

amphibiousg

Diet:

browserg

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2009-01-04 10:30:41

Modified:

2012-04-16 20:18:34

Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Bolivia	Tapirus americanus (142016)